In its third year, this award recognizes 40 diverse young professionals in Philadelphia under the age of 40 who have
July 1, 2022
In its third year, this award recognizes 40 diverse young professionals in Philadelphia under the age of 40 who have
On March 31, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it has received enough petitions to fill the
Today, The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, is exercising his time-limited Fiscal Year (FY)
BACKGROUND: U.S. employers are required to execute Forms I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) for all employees. Among the documents which may
After numerous examples of the Social Security Administration (SSA) refusing to issue social security numbers to E and L spouses
On April 25, 2022, the Biden Administration implemented a new program, Uniting for Ukraine, offering humanitarian protection to Ukrainian nationals
The H1B Specialty Occupation visa classification has been among the most heavily used for many years. Qualified entities can enter
On Friday April 15, Secretary Mayorkas in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security announced that Cameroon was the latest
Quick Takeaways Almost 60% increase in Registrations received in March 2021 Selection rate approximately 26% Approximately one-third of Registrations submitted
Quick Takeaways Australian Citizens to be permitted to travel using valid E-3 Visa and Form I-797 Approval Notices, even if
USCIS announced that current DACA recipients may now file online for renewal of their Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action
USCIS announced that USCIS officers are now instructed to waive interviews for Conditional Permanent Residents (CPRs) who timely file a
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the custodian of most immigration records. Among these are E-Verify records. Therein are
Green and Spiegel Attorneys, Stephen Antwine and Brian Halliday, earned a significant litigation victory in the Southern District of Ohio,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services can’t sweep aside a Russian worker’s “embarrassing” allegations of illegally retracting an approved petition for
The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor announced yesterday, March 31, 2022, that they would make an additional 35,000 visas
On March 31, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) announced the long-awaited reopening of U.S. NEXUS and U.S./Canada FAST Enrollment Centers in the United States. As of April 5, 2022, qualified new applicants for NEXUS – available for pre-screened Canadian Citizens entering the United States – and FAST – designed for truckers traveling between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada – may schedule an interview in the United States. And so long as they are otherwise eligible to enter the United States, they could appear at a reopened Enrollment Center as soon as April 19, 2022. Learn more in this blog.
On Tuesday, March 29th, USCIS announced that they had received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). The Lottery was conducted as a random selection of properly submitted registrations and the myUSCIS Portal has been updated. Learn more in this blog.
The United States grants nonimmigrant visas (“NIV”) to Treaty Traders and Investors and Intracompany Transferees. Those persons are permitted to work in the United States and, beginning November 12, 2021, their spouses were entitled to work as well. Learn more in this blog.
During the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic (“Pandemic”), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) treated List B identity documents which were set to expire on or after March 1, 2020, and not otherwise extended by the issuing authority, as if the employee presented a valid receipt for an acceptable document for Form I-9 purposes. This effectively permitted employers to postpone documenting a valid List B document until DHS terminated the exception, at the end of the Pandemic. Learn more in this blog.